CCSD Receives $1.5M Donation to Build The Sustainability Research Center at HGHS

[Leonard Taylor]

And a deep debt of gratitude to BJ's parents, Ardis and Robert James whose
foundation is the donor. Bob was fortunate to have two wonderful parents
whom many us us should also fondly remember.
Leonard

Leonard Taylor

On Wed, Sep 23, 2020, 12:00 PM <rwelti at cox.net> wrote:

> Wow… wonderful tribute!  He was a great guy and a great Goalie on our
> soccer team!!  Another Ludlow Drive alumnus!  Miss him.
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> *From:* Susan Hockfield via hghs69 <hghs69 at casano.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 23, 2020 5:01 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: CCSD Receives $1.5M Donation to Build The Sustainability
> Research Center at HGHS
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> What a wonderful, touching, lasting tribute to our friend.  Thanks so much
> for sharing.
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> Hoping everyone is hanging in through this crazy and difficult time.
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> -Susan
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> On Sep 22, 2020, at 11:16 PM, Sandy Bueti <sbueti at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Bob James! A remarkable person, thoughtful, kind, and generous friend.
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> *From:* Teresa Bueti <tcbueti at gmail.com>
> *Date:* September 22, 2020 at 4:58:47 PM EDT
> *To:* SANDY Bueti <sbueti at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* *Fwd: CCSD Receives $1.5M Donation to Build The Sustainability
> Research Center at HGHS*
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> Teresa Bueti
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> From: *CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT* <email at blackboard.com>
> Date: Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 4:52 PM
> Subject: CCSD Receives $1.5M Donation to Build The Sustainability Research
> Center at HGHS
> To: <tcbueti at gmail.com>
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> A message from CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
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> [image: Chappaqua Central School District]
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> *Chappaqua Central School District Receives $1.5 Million Donation to Build*
> *The Sustainability Research Center at Horace Greeley High School*
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> September 22, 2020 – (Chappaqua, NY) Chappaqua Central School District
> received a $1.5 million donation to build a Sustainability Research Center
> at Horace Greeley High School. The gift was presented by donor Catherine
> James Paglia of the Robert and Ardis James Foundation to Chappaqua School
> Foundation President, Tara Brandoff.
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> "My brother Robert James, Jr. was a proud graduate of Horace Greeley High
> School, Class of 1969, and it is a privilege for my family to make this
> donation in his memory. He would have been so pleased to know that future
> Horace Greeley students will be able to pursue their dreams of scientific
> research in this state-of-the-art facility,” said Catherine James Paglia of
> the Robert and Ardis James Foundation.
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> [image: Rendering and Robert James, Jr.] <https://youtu.be/jRxKaNKdZvA>
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> The Sustainability Research Center (SRC) at Greeley is designed to be
> a free-standing, 2000 sq. ft, climate-controlled, multi-zoned, glass
> research laboratory. (Click on the video link above to see an architectural
> rendering.)
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> “This is an incredible donation from the James Foundation that will help
> bring to life a valuable educational facility,” said Brandoff. “We are
> thankful that Catherine James Paglia's passion for the environment is a
> match for this innovative project. The Chappaqua School Foundation looks
> forward to partnering with the Foundation and the District in this
> groundbreaking initiative.”
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> The SRC will be an inclusive environment where students can conduct
> biological and ecological research year-round. “We are thrilled to receive
> this generous gift from The Robert and Ardis James Foundation,” said
> Superintendent Dr. Christine Ackerman. “It is our responsibility to prepare
> our students to understand and address the impacts of climate change on our
> global community. CCSD is responding to this growing area of post-secondary
> study and professional work by providing a high quality education in the
> field of sustainability in our new facility.”
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> [image: Donation Presentation]
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> The Sustainability Research Center has been made possible by the
> generosity of the Robert and Ardis James Foundation, The Chappaqua Schools
> Foundation and the Chappaqua PTA. CCSD is very fortunate to have wonderful
> alumni and partners in our community who support progressive educational
> experiences for our students.
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> Construction on the project is anticipated to begin on July 1, 2021.
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